Parliament House, Singapore

Parliament House
Dewan Parlimen (Malay)
国会大厦 (Chinese)
நாடாளுமன்ற மாளிகை (Tamil)
The northern front of the Parliament House
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General information
TypeGovernment building
Location1 Parliament Place, Singapore 178880
Coordinates1°17′21″N 103°51′01″E / 1.2891°N 103.8504°E / 1.2891; 103.8504
Construction started1995; 29 years ago (1995)
CompletedJuly 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07)
CostS$115.2 million
ClientGovernment of Singapore
Design and construction
Architect(s)Urban Redevelopment Authority
Public Works Department of Singapore
Structural engineerUrban Redevelopment Authority
Public Works Department of Singapore
Website
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Parliament House
Chinese name
Chinese国会大厦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuóhuì dàshà
Malay name
MalayDewan Parlimen
Tamil name
Tamilநாடாளுமன்ற மாளிகை

The Parliament House is a public building and a cultural landmark in Singapore. It houses the Parliament of Singapore, and is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within the Central Area. Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across from the Parliament House from the Singapore River, and the Supreme Court's building across the road. The building was designed to represent a contemporary architectural expression of stateliness and authority. The prism-shaped top, designed by President Ong Teng Cheong, was similarly a modernist take on the traditional dome.